No, an epidemic is just anything spreading within a group. > Epidemic: affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a

No, an epidemic is just anything spreading within a group. > Epidemic: affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time. Edit: You know people can't have an adult conversation on a topic when the definition of a word is downvoted.